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Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis have introduced the “I-47 Future Interstate Act,” a bill that would redesignate portions of U.S. Highway 287 as Interstate 47, being referred to as the “Trump Interstate.” The proposal would apply to the nearly 1,800-mile corridor stretching from Texas to Montana, including sections that pass through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, as well as West Yellowstone and the Madison Valley.
“Texas is Trump Country, and this bill cements that legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open-road from Texas’ Gulf Coast to the edge of the U.S.-Canadian border as I-47 to forever be remembered as Trump Interstate,” said bill sponsor Sen. Cornyn in a news release from his office. “By upgrading one of our nation’s longest highways to a future interstate, this legislation will increase economic growth and improve safety, all while honoring the most consequential president of our lifetime.”
The bill does not currently allocate funding for new interstate construction or roadway expansion, according to reporting by Our Public Lands and Waters.
